NE Iowa News

There were 26 Black students enrolled in Fayette County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.7% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Fayette County welcomed 3,069 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 0.8% of the student body to be the fourth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in the county, Oelwein Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of five students.

Public school enrollment in Iowa remained relatively stable in the 2024-25 school year, with 480,665 students, a slight decrease of 0.63% compared to the previous year. Meanwhile, enrollment in accredited nonpublic schools grew by nearly 10%, reaching 39,356 students, up from 36,195. This increase was partially driven by the Students First Education Savings (ESA) program, with 27,866 students utilizing ESAs at nonpublic schools.

School Name	School District	% of Black Students	Black Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Oelwein Middle School	Oelwein Comm	1.4%	5	365
Little Husky Learning Center	Oelwein Comm	3.6%	3	84
Oelwein Online School	Oelwein Comm	2.2%	3	135
Wings Park Elementary School	Oelwein Comm	0.9%	3	323
Starmont Elementary School	Starmont Comm	1.3%	3	228
Valley Elementary School	North Fayette Valley Comm	1.2%	2	173
Starmont High School	Starmont Comm	1.1%	2	181
North Fayette Valley Middle School	North Fayette Valley Comm	0.3%	1	310
West Union Elementary School	North Fayette Valley Comm	0.5%	1	194
Oelwein High School	Oelwein Comm	0.3%	1	341
West Central Charter High School	West Central Comm	1.2%	1	85
West Central PK - 8 School	West Central Comm	0.5%	1	207
North Fayette Valley High School	North Fayette Valley Comm	0%	0	322
Starmont Middle School	Starmont Comm	0%	0	121